Infertility in WNIN Obese Mutant Rats—Causes?

Table 3

Plasma LH and FSH levels of WNIN obese female rats (𝑛=6).

Estrus stages	LH (ng/mL)				FSH (ng/mL)
	WNIN/Ob		WNIN/GR-Ob		WNIN/Ob		WNIN/GR-Ob
	Lean	Obese	Lean	Obese	Lean	Obese	Lean	Obese
Proestrus	0.94 ± 0.17	N.A	0.97 ± 0.59	N.A	4.20 ± 1.78	N.A	5.01 ± 1.02	N.A
Estrus	1.10 ± 0.52	0.86* ± 0.14	0.84 ± 0.3	1.22* ± 1.12	2.30 ± 0.72	4.00* ± 1.61	6.60 ± 1.69	3.30* ± 0.81
Metestrus	0.65 ± 0.38	N.A	0.58 ± 0.39	N.A	3.50 ± 1.52	N.A	7.20 ± 2.17	N.A
Diestrus	0.67 ± 0.25	0.59* ± 0.32	1.87 ± 0.8	0.88* ± 0.06	4.20 ± 1.32	3.60* ± 0.96	3.60 ± 1.22	4.60* ± 1.02

Values are mean ± S.E. *𝑃<0.05 by student “𝑡” test. LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicular stimulating hormone.
N.A: not applicable.